Logistics

Hot on the expansion trail, AustraliaÃ¢â‚¬™s Toll Group, a leading provider of integrated logistics services in the Asian region, has announced the acquisition of three Asian based international express businesses. Toll has acquired the Asian operations of Deltec in...... Read More

Australian group Toll, one of the Asia regionÃ¢â‚¬™s leading providers of integrated logistics, has announced it has reached an agreement with China Merchants Group to acquire all the remaining 49 per cent of shares in Shenzhen-based ST-Anda Logistics. ST-Anda...... Read More

DHL has announced an investment of over HK$100 million (US$13 million) in Hong Kong involving a new 120,000 sq ft DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) office in Kowloon Commerce Centre (KCC) and a DHL Fashion Competency Centre, also based in...... Read More

CEVA Logistics recently announced two new contracts Ã¢â‚¬“ one for a US telecommunications equipment provider and the other for a health food company in Turkey. In the first of these deals, CEVA will provide 100 per cent of the...... Read More

Rutges Cargo has combined its security transport, control and visibility systems, temperature-controlled vehicle fleet and European network to launch a new product for pharmaceutical distribution. The Ã¢â‚¬ËœcontrolledÃ¢â‚¬™ product has been developed around the specific requirements of the worldÃ¢â‚¬™s leading...... Read More

Swiss-based global forwarder Panalpina has been named as a prime logistics service provider (LSP) by ChinaÃ¢â‚¬™s Huawei Technologies, a global telecommunications giant, for HuaweiÃ¢â‚¬™s China-Brazil end-to-end business. Under the three-year agreement Panalpina will handle all international air freight estimated...... Read More

Kuwait-based Agility has reported a 16.4 per cent rise in net profit for the first quarter 2009 over the same period last year despite the global economic downturn. Net profit before non-recurring items was KD39.2 million (US$134.8 million). Ã¢â‚¬Å“Going...... Read More

Japan Airlines Group (JAL) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd (Mitsui) have announced a new logistics business alliance. Under the partnership JAL will offer its air cargo services with Mitsui offering logistics solution services centering on sea freight. The two...... Read More

GR Gopinath, who revolutionised India’s aviation industry with the countryÃ¢â‚¬™s first low-fare carrier Air Deccan, will begin operation of his new express delivery and logistics service this week, pitting him against global heavyweights DHL, TNT and FedEx. GopinathÃ¢â‚¬™s new...... Read More

On to its 6th year, The Payload Asia Awards is a celebration of excellence, spotlighting the air cargo supply chain companies that have excelled in the industry by rising above the very challenging global air freight market. These companies have shown market adeptness, innovative thinking and superior strategy – to make a positive impact on their own business and the market in general.

This year’s award continues with the innovative dual track awards – the first and only in the industry – that offers two unique but equally legitimate views of excellence.

In the vein of the entertainment industry’s People’s Choice Awards and the Academy Awards, we present the Customer Choice Awards and the Industry Choice Awards – the first determined by popular online voting and the second through ranking by an esteemed industry panel.

Payload Asia continues to be the authoritative source for informative, accurate and up-todate news and information on the air cargo industry and related sectors. With its updated and refreshed look the print edition continues to provide high quality coverage on the Asia-Pacific, India-Middle East, Europe-CIS, North & South America and Africa air cargo markets.